James 5:9
My friends, don't complain about each other, so you won't be judged. Look, the judge is standing right at the door!
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8You need to be patient too. Stay strong for the Lord's return is near.
Cross References
Genesis 4:7If you were doing what's right, then you'd be looking happy. But if you don't do what's right, then sin will be like an animal crouching outside your home, ready to pounce on you. It wants to have you, but you must be the one in control.”
Psalms 59:15They wander around, looking for things to eat, and howl when they're not satisfied.
Matthew 7:1“Don't judge others, so that you won't be judged.
Mark 6:19So Herodias had a grudge against John and wanted him killed. But she wasn't able to arrange it
1 Corinthians 4:5So don't judge anything before the right time—when the Lord comes. He will bring to light all the darkest secrets that are hidden, and he will reveal people's motives. God will give everyone whatever praise they deserve.
2 Corinthians 9:7Everybody should give as they've already decided—not reluctantly, or because they have to, for God loves those who give with a cheerful spirit.
Matthew Henry on James 5:2-12
Warnings to the Rich; Motives to Patience under Affliction. ( a. d. 61.) 1 Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. 2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten. 3 Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days. 4 Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and… Read the whole commentary →